Li-ion charge storage performance of wood-derived carbon fibers@MnO as a battery anode

Wood-derived carbons have been demonstrated to have large specific capacities as the anode materials of lithium-ion batteries(LIBs). However, these carbons generally show low tap density and minor volumetric capacity because of high specific surface area and pore volume. Combination with metal oxide is one of the expected methods to alleviate the obstacles of wood-derived carbons. In this work, the composites of Mn O loaded wood-derived carbon fibers(CF@Mn O) were prepared via a simple and environmentally friendly method, showing decreased specific surface area due to the generation of Mn O nanoparticles on carbon fibers. Furthermore, the CF@Mn O compostites exhibit superior electrochemical performance as anode materials of LIBs, which show high reversible capacity in the range of 529-734 m Ah/g at a current density of 100 m A/g. The optimal CF@Mn O product(Mn O:carbon = 1:2) delivers reversible capacity of 734 and 265.3 m Ah/g at current density of 100 and 2000 m A/g, respectively. Besides, the material presents outstanding stability with coulombic efficiency around 100% after 200 cycles at a high current density of 400 m A/g, revealing a potential as promising anode materials for high-performance LIBs.

Picosecond dissipative soliton generation from an ytterbium‑doped fber laser based on a BP/SnSe_(2)‑PVA mixture saturable absorber

Stable picosecond dissipative soliton pulses were observed in an ytterbium-doped fber laser employing a high-quality mixture of BP/SnSe_(2)-PVA saturable absorber(SA).The modulation depth,saturation intensity,and non-saturable loss of the mixture of BP/SnSe_(2)-PVA SA were measured with values of 5.98%,18.37 MW/cm2,and 33%,respectively.Within the pump power range of 150–270 mW,stable dissipative soliton pulses were obtained with an output power of 1.68–4 mW.When the minimum pulse duration is 1.28 ps,a repetition rate of 0.903 MHz,center wavelength of 1064.38 nm and 3 dB bandwidth of 2 nm were obtained.The maximum pulse energy of 4.43 nJ and the signal-to-noise ratio up to 72 dB were achieved at pump power of 270 mW.The results suggest that the BP/SnSe_(2)-PVA mixture SA has outstanding nonlinear saturable absorption characteristics and broad ultrafast laser applications.

Dual upconversion nanophotoswitch for security encoding

Light-harvesting lanthanide ions(Ln3+) doped NaYF4 inks could provide polychromatic patterns for opposing counterfeiting commodity infestation because of their distinctive upconversion photoluminescence(UPL) properties. Herein, three kinds of core-triple-shell Ln3+ions doped NaYF4 upconversion nanocrystals(UCNCs) are synthesized through modified high-temperature coprecipitation, which demonstrate excellent UPL properties of independent emitting colors under 808 or 980 nm laser excitation. Additive mixing three kinds of 808 nm emitted red-green-blue(RGB)UCNCs colloid solution can precisely regulate the emissions of the suspension for achieving full-color display. The as-obtained RGB three-primary colors induced by 808 nm laser accomplish broader color gamut than traditional standard RGB(s RGB) model and printing cyan-magenta-yellow(CMY)model. In addition, various China zodiac patterns and complex multicolor images are printed by the as-formulated UCNCs inks through screen printing technology. The printed patterns present colorful and polychromatic sequential toning visualization patterns under 808 nm excitation, while present another succession of gradually changed versatile patterns under 980 nm excitation. As a proof of concept, transparent polyvinyl chloride(PVC) self-adhesive anti-counterfeiting label is attached to the bottle of wine package for practical application. The demonstration of multiple model patterns of Chinese zodiac and poetry images based on these core-tripleshell UCNCs can be selected as a conceivable substitute of traditional single model patterns, underlining the full-color anti-counterfeiting level.